I Think Of A Book

I Didn't Become A Good Writer Until I Learned How To Rewrite. And I Don't Just Mean Fixing Spelling And Adding A Comma. I Rewrite Each Of My Books Five Or Six Times, And Each Time I Change Huge Portions Of The Story.

Each Beat Told Him He Was Still Alive, At Least For One More Second.

I Remember My Fourth Grade Teacher Reading 'charlotte's Web' And 'stuart Little' To Us - Both, Of Course, By E. B. White. His Stories Were Genuinely Funny, Thought Provoking And Full Of Irony And Charm. He Didn't Condescend To His Readers, Which Was Why I Liked His Books, And Why I Wasn't A Big Reader Of Other Children's' Books.

When Anything Bad Happens To Me Or Someone I Know, I Always Know Who To Blame. My No-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather.

The Media Tends To Portray The Teenage World As One Where Drinking And Sex Is Taken For Granted. In Fact, I Think Most Teenagers Don't Drink, Are Unsure Of Themselves, And Feel Awkward Around Members Of The Opposite Sex.